ETYM From Latin limes, limitis: cf. French limite; or from Eng. limit, v. Related to Limit.
1. The boundary of a specific area; SYN. demarcation, demarcation line.
2. The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; SYN. limitation.
3. The greatest possible degree of something; SYN. bounds, boundary.
4. As far as something can go. + prikaži više

A mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity; SYN. limit point, point of accumulation.
In mathematics, in an infinite sequence, the final value toward which the sequence is tending. For example, the limit of the sequence ˝, ľ, 7/8, 15/16 . is 1, although no member of the sequence will ever exactly equal 1 no matter how many terms are added together. The limit of the ratios of a Fibonacci sequence is (Ö5 + 1)/2. This number is also the golden section. + prikaži više